Bethlehem Man Enters Guilty Plea To Burglary Counts

Jeffrey Kent, 31, of the 200 block of W. Fairview Street in Bethlehem, pleaded guilty yesterday in Northampton County Court to charges of burglary, receiving stolen property and criminal trespass.

Kent entered the negotiated pleas before Judge Robert A. Freedberg. He had been charged by Bethlehem police in connection with incidents on March 9 in the 200 block of W. Laurel Street; March 11 in the 300 block of W. Fairview Street; March 12 in the 1000 block of Monocacy Street; on Aug. 10 at 1113 Mansfield Court, and on Aug. 25 at a television store in the 2400 block of Easton Avenue at in the 2100 block of Covington Avenue.

A charge of receiving stolen property stemming from the Aug. 10 incident was withdrawn by the commonwealth, with Judge Freedberg ordering Kent to make restitution for a stolen television set. A charge of loitering and prowling at night filed in connection with the March 9 incident was also withdrawn.

Judge Freedberg ordered a presentence investigation on Kent, as well as a drug abuse evaluation.